re: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

I played all weekend

2 divine beasts (rito and zora)

who knows how many shrines

all towers except 2

6 memories restored plus the ones restored via the main quest

the hype is real. no open world game even compares when it comes to the sense of discovery. it's a game that really gives you no pace but your own and doesn't hold your hand. I turned off the HUD and the sheikah finder immediately.

it's difficult, but not too difficult. the combat cannot be mastered so you're never just going to breeze through anything. they have different weapons and they can jab or swing and you have to parry or dodge at the exact moment to get a flurry attack.

the temples are more of a majora's mask situation. the temple itself is the puzzle and if you understand all the moving pieces it is not that difficult. I breezed through the rito beast, but I spent almost a couple of hours in the zora beast because I didn't know you could control the beast.

shrines are great. instead of having to fit the puzzle to a dungeon layout, it's a chance for all of the creative ideas to be used. there are so many instances where you can solve things the way you would like to do it. there's an incredible amount of freedom